SPIDERWORT
			Tradescantia subaspera
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		Not a very good picture of this pretty flower. The flowers open in the morning and tend to turn gelatinous by evening. DESCRIPTION: A grass-like fleshy native perennial 1 - 2' tall with a terminal cluster of violet-blue flowers with pronounced yellow stamens. The leaves grow to 15", are pointed and folded lengthwise. FLOWERS: June to July HABITAT: Deciduous woods and borders, thickets, meadows and roadsides. Sometimes forms large stands.   OTHER INFORMATION: The flowers vary in color from pale to deep blue and even a pinkish blue. OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested